Pistanthrophobia is the fear of trusting people due to bad past experiences.
School for free if accepted. One janitor had five kids, all attending and saving nearly $700.000 in tuition.
One in five parents in Germany regrets having a child and would prefer to live their life without children if they were able to revisit the choice.
After being scolded by a woman who felt that his shoes were too expensive for kids, Shaq forwent a $40 million deal with Reebok and signed one with Walmart. He then brought in designers from Reebok so that his Walmart shoes would look costlier than the $20 price. Over 400 million pairs were sold.
When a pope dies, it is a tradition to strike him on the head three times with a silver hammer to ensure he is dead.
Chewing gum while studying, and then chewing the same flavored gum while taking a test can help you remember what you studied.
In 1988, singer Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole called a recording studio at 3 AM and asked the owner if he could record a demo. The studio has closed but the owner relented and gave Israel 15 minutes. Israel arrived with his ukelele and recorded his “Over the Rainbow” song in one take.
91% of people are no longer friends with someone they called their “best friend.”
In 1915, a man named Charles Hatfield convinced the town of San Diego that he could create rainfall using a secret mix of chemicals. The city offered to pay him $10,000 if he could end their drought, and the result, a few days later, was the town’s worst flood of the 20th century.
Cuddling releases a hormone called oxytocin. It is a natural pain reliever that calms you and eases stress. It can even help wounds heal faster.
A single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” can reduce depression and anxiety for nearly five years.
In 1998, Sony accidentally released a night vision camcorder that could see through people’s clothes using infrared technology.
The Coca-Cola syrup is delivered to McDonald’s in stainless steel tanks that ensure its freshness, creating what many believe is the best Coca-Cola available. All other restaurants receive the syrup in plastic bags.
In 2016, an 18-month-old German Shepherd named Luna fell off a boat in the Pacific Ocean. She swam 2 miles to a nearby island and survived for 5 weeks by eating mice before being rescued by Navy personnel. She was slightly malnourished but otherwise in perfect condition.
In April 2022, Bihar (India) thieves stole an entire 60-foot-long abandoned steel bridge, weighing 500 tons (500,000 kg) in broad daylight by posing as government officials.
There are more lion statues (with 10,000 in London alone) in the world than the actual population (around 20,000) of wild lions.
The movie ‘Kung Fu Panda’ (2008) was such a hit in China, it sparked a national debate on why Westerners made a better film about Chinese culture than the Chinese themselves.
After his wife was denied water by upper caste people, an Indian laborer managed to dig her well in under 40 days and ended up discovering a water source capable of sustaining his entire village.
The “honeymoon phase” of a relationship usually lasts between six months to two years.
The brain chemicals produced when falling in love are similar to those of being high on drugs.
The crew of ‘Return of the Jedi’ mocked the character design of Admiral Ackbar, deeming it “too ugly.” Director Richard Marquand refused to alter it, saying, “I think it’s good to tell kids that good people aren’t necessarily good-looking people and that bad people aren’t necessarily ugly people.”
Scientists are working on a technology that will erase all painful and scary memories from your brain.
In 2016, a baby named Lynlee was born twice. Pediatric surgeons removed her from the womb to cut out a tumor on her spine, placed her back and several weeks later Ln ee was born healthy.
When Volvo invented the three-point seat belt in 1959, it made it patent-free for all competitors to use to save lives because it had more value as a free life-saving tool than something to profit from.
Before any details of Pixar’s “Soul” cartoon were made public, a black cab driver told the film’s co-writer and co-director, Kemp Powers, that he knew Pixar was making a black movie because he had never driven so many black people to Pixar Studios before.
Facing a drought in 2019, priests in Bhopal, India, married two frogs to gain favor with the “God of Rain.” Two months later, the priests had to divorce the frogs to provide relief from the relentless rain that destroyed more than 9,000 houses.
The albatross is a large bird that can go years without landing. They spend their first six years of life flying over the ocean without ever touching the ground.
Left-handed people’s brains are so different from right-handed ones that they are often excluded from many psychological research studies.
Babies with pets tend to be less likely to develop food allergies.
People who go to bed after 1 AM are more likely to develop mental and behavioral conditions such as depression and anxiety.
The population of the small country Bangladesh is larger than Russia.
Cricket’s chirps are consistent with air temperature. By counting the chirps in 25 seconds, divide by 3 then add 4, it will equal the temperature in Celsius.
A homeless man’s rabbit was thrown over a bridge by a passerby and he immediately jumped into the river to save her. He won an award, was given animal food and a job, and the passerby was charged with animal cruelty.
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While shooting The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2006, the producers couldn’t get a permit to actually film one of the scenes in Tokyo. They shot it anyway, then hired a fall guy who pretended to be the director and spent the night in jail.